The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration. — Cornel West
When Nike says, just do it, that's a message of empowerment. Why aren't the rest of us speaking to young people in a voice of inspiration? — Naomi Klein
Rise above your circumstances, change the world one person at a time starting with you, and be the inspiration you’ve been searching for. — Lindsey Stirling
Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired — Richard Kemp
Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny. — William E. Gladstone
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. — Kobe Bryant
To be inspired is the ultimate antidote to existential despair. — Jason Silva
Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired. — Joe Rogan
One of the secrets to success is ideas mixed with inspiration — Jim Rohn
In order to inspire people, that's going to have to come from somewhere deep inside of you. — Jeff Weiner
Great leaders inspire, they don't manipulate. — Andy Mineo
The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation. — Comer Cotrell
Inspire yourself to be great. Being good isn't good enough. — Gurbaksh Chahal
Inspiration the seed. Design but the flower. — Michael Langham
In life you need either inspiration or desperation. — Tony Robbins
We can become inspired to shape a higher, more ideal future, and when we do, miracles happen. — James Redfield
Inspirational Speech Image Quotes
I knew when I met you an adventure is going to happen.
Inspirational Quotes
Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there. — David Bowie
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran
Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho
Just because my path is different doesn't mean I'm lost.
Fear has two meanings - Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours.
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill
I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. — Madam C. J. Walker
Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle
Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could. — Steve Jobs
Motivational Speech Quotes
We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action. — Sarojini Naidu
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost. — Ellen DeGeneres
Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are. — Sayings
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Xenocrates
Develop serenity and quiet attitudes through your conversation. Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them, we can talk ourselves into being nervous, high-strung, and upset. By our speech, we can also achieve quiet reactions. Talk peaceful to be peaceful. — Norman Vincent Peale
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in. — Abraham Lincoln
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. — Marianne Williamson
I got some real rough dental work done not long ago, and my mouth's still numb right here [points to the left side of his chin]. So it kind of messes with my speech a little bit, so don't y'all think that I took too many cos I haven't. — Roy Jones Jr.
You have to want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe! — Eric Thomas
Powerful Inspirational Quotes
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. — William Faulkner
Life is not a problem to be solved, but an experience to be had. — Alan Watts
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. — Maya Angelou
The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do. This self-denial is the unique way to usher in God's kingdom and to realize the kingdom life. — Witness Lee
I have never seen where hatred overcomes love. When you love, you overcome. Love is the most powerful weapon. — T. B. Joshua
The only limit to the power of Almighty God lies within you & me. — Sayings
Be good to yourself 'cause nobody else has the power to make you happy. — George Michael
Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way. — Fulton J. Sheen
True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire. — Cesar Chavez
Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Inspirational History Quotes
you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. — Rosa Parks
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. — Marie Curie
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. — Mae Jemison
The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing. — Voltaire
History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure. — Thurgood Marshall
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James A. Baldwin
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. — Harriet Tubman
The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down. — Thurgood Marshall
Inspirational Education Quotes
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. — Albert Einstein
The biggest mistake of past centuries in teaching has been to treat all students as if they were variants of the same individual and thus to feel justified in teaching them all the same subjects the same way. — Howard Gardner
The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel. — John Glenn
You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having. — Frank Lloyd Wright
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. — Carl Rogers
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. — Michelangelo
Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live. Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. — John Dewey
Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile. — Mark Twain
Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. — Jane Goodall
Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about a variety of things. — Lev S. Vygotsky
Inspirational Success Quotes
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever. — Walt Disney
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. — Earl Nightingale
Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. — Nido R Qubein
You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better. — Steffi Graf
Confidence and Hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person. — Abdul Kalam
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. — Zig Ziglar
Seven Deadly Sins Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. — Mahatma Gandhi
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it. — Bill Gates
If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place. — Nora Roberts
Strong Inspirational Quotes
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success. — Sayings
When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume. — Sara Jeannette Duncan
For when I am powerless, it is then that I am strong. — Paul the Apostle
The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces. — Will Rogers
Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and keep reminding your self that everything happens for a reason. — John Mayer
Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist. — Amy Carmichael
I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes. — Marilyn Monroe
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. — Maya Angelou
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong. — Lao Tzu
Positive Inspirational Quotes
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. — Steve Jobs
If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you. — Paramahansa Yogananda
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined... — Henry David Thoreau
It is our own mental attitude which makes the world what it is for us. Our thought make things beautiful, our thoughts make things ugly. The whole world is in our own minds. Learn to see things in the proper light. — Swami Vivekananda
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. — Mother Teresa
The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it. — Abraham Lincoln
Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. — Dalai Lama
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. — John Lennon
Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for. — Immanuel Kant
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu
Inspirational Winning Quotes
Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide! — Swami Vivekananda
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying. — Tony Robbins
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. — John C. Maxwell
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight. — George S. Patton
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. — Hudson Taylor
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. — Serena Williams
A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you. — Joyce Meyer
If we dare to win, we should also dare to lose — Lee Chong Wei
Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won. — Bill Bowerman
Self Inspirational Quotes
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. — Henry David Thoreau
Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways. — Sigmund Freud
You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks. — Deepak Chopra
Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin. — Halle Berry
The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised. — Norman Vincent Peale
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars. — Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. — Kahlil Gibran
There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs. — Zig Ziglar
Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. — Bill Nye
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man. — Pat Paulsen
We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond. — Gwendolyn Brooks
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. — Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become. — Johnny Weir
When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two years at the American Theater Wing, studied acting, which involved dance and fencing and speech classes and history of theater, all that. — James Earl Jones
Silence is the Mother of Truth, for the silent man was ever to be trusted, while the man ever ready with speech was never taken seriously. — Luther Standing Bear
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. I wish you all very good lives. — J. K. Rowling
Pausing allows you to take a beat to take a breath in your life. As everybody else is rushing around like a lunatic out there, I dare you to do the opposite. — Maria Shriver
a good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude — Rainer Maria Rilke
Self restraint in speech, food, entertainment and vanity are the most essential fundamental of spiritual growth. — Nouman Ali Khan
The price of freedom of religion or of speech or of the press is that we must put up with, and even pay for, a good deal of rubbish. — Robert H. Jackson
Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf. — Gene Perret
Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends. — Alphonse De Lamartine
A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity. — Buddha
As far as I can make out, women's friendships with each other are based on a gush of lies and pretty speeches that mean nothing. You'd think they were all wolves trying to seduce each other the way they flatter and flirt when they're together. — Marilyn Monroe
That love is all there is, Is all we know of love. — Emily Dickinson
Do not save your loving speeches
For your friends till they are dead;
Do not write them on their tombstones,
Speak them rather now instead. — Anna Mickelson
We can look forward to four more years of wonderful, inspirational speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection, plus more goddamn nonsense. — David Brinkley
As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning. — Earl Nightingale
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Retirement: It's nice to get out of the rat race, but you have to learn to get along with less cheese. — Gene Perret
Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not. — Eric Idle
The eloquent man is he who is no beautiful speaker, but who is inwardly and desperately drunk with a certain belief. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. — Zell Miller
Life is an improvisation. You have no idea what's going to happen next and you are mostly just making things up as you go along. — Stephen Colbert
Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite. — Thomas Carlyle
Retirement: That's when you return from work one day and say, "Hi, Honey, I'm home - forever." — Gene Perret
I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Being a visionary leader is not about giving speeches and inspiring the troops. How I spend my day is pretty much the same as how any executive spends his day. Being a visionary leader is about solving day-to-day problems with my vision in mind. — Bill O'Brien
Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world — Alison Lurie
Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did. — Malcolm Forbes
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.
(Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006) — Madeleine Albright
Retirement is wonderful. It's doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it. — Gene Perret
The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech. — Dogen
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. — Buddha
Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead. — Nora Ephron
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